In Testimony, Publishers Say Public Access Bill Would Undermine Copyright, Scholarly Journals
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Publishers this week submitted testimony to the House of Representatives opposing the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA), a bill that would mandate free public access to publicly-funded research in the U.S. In testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Allan Adler, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) vice president for legal and government affairs, warned lawmakers that government mandates requiring free access to journal articles published by the private sector would "seriously undermine" scientific communication, translate to lost U.S. jobs, exports and would diminish copyright protection.

Skyhorse Crashes 'Poor Richard's Almanack' Spin-Off
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Skyhorse Publishing, which just announced that it would take over the assets of Arcade Publishing, is moving ahead with projects of its own. It is crashing the publication of Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say? by Tom Blair on August 30. The house signed the book up in May, and is following the advice of Blair, a businessman and politician, to move quickly.

Stebbins Promotes and Hires Six at Kaplan
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Sheryl Stebbins, who recently took over as executive director of editorial at Kaplan Publishing, announced several promotions and new hires at the company this week.

The PW Morning Report: Friday, July 30, 2010
Tue, 01 Jan 2008
In today's report, fans try to reunite the books in David Markson's library; Susan Lucci pens a memoir; and used booksellers discuss selling online.

Yellow Dirt by Judy Pasternak

This week's print issue of PW
In this week's issue, we explore HTML5, run down the crafts category and present our fall religion listings.

This Week's Web-Exclusive Reviews
Click here for the online-only reviews for the week of 7/26/10.

Job Moves: July 30, 2010
Clare Peeters has been promoted at Perseus Books Group, from v-p, business operations to v-p, corporate strategy and business development. Peeters joined Perseus Books in 2004.

Comings and Goings: July 30, 2010
If you've been laid off recently, or left your job, and would like to pass along your contact information to others in the business, send details to pwletters@publishersweekly.com. Please include your full name and former title/company.

Allison Trzop, former Beacon Press associate editor, is going to law school to study intellectual property. She can now be reached at atrzop@gmail.com.

You can find a full list of all those who have appeared in Comings and Goings here.

Authors on the Air: 'Charlie St. Cloud'; 'The Extra Man'; 'Kaboom'
Movies opening today include Charlie St. Cloud, directed by Burr Steers and starring Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Ray Liotta, Donal Logue, and Kim Basinger. It's based on the Ben Sherwood novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Bantam mti, 978-0553584028, $7.99), which PW found "warmhearted but not maudlin, exploring the bonds between the living and the dead and the lengths to which we'll go for love."